So I had to stop sequential HRT after 8 months, I was on Evorel Sequi 50. Long boring unrelated story. I'm 49, had two children at 33 and 35.
Prior to starting the sequential HRT I'd had several years of erratic cycles ranging from 11 to 42 days, more short than long. And the bleeding had become heavy, leading to a womb scan which was fine. I also got very bad joint pain for days before my period started. Hot flashes and night sweats were very rare.
On the HRT, my cycles were still erratic but the joint pain was relieved which was a huge win. I had a very occasional hot flash but nothing awful.
I stopped the patches in the third week (after the first of the two weeks of patches with progesterone). The following day I had a biblical bleed which was very heavy and went on for two weeks. I also started getting frequent hot flashes and woke to night sweats several times a night - for about 5 weeks. I realise cold turkey can lead to a flare up of symptoms, which certainly was true in my case.
I'm now over 2 months on from stopping the patches. I haven't had another period or whatever that was since the bleed after the day I stopped. I'm on cycle day 64 which is by far the longest between periods. And it's been weeks and weeks since I had a hot flash or night sweat. I'm not pregnant.
What is going on? Is my body just in shock and not sure what to do next? Or is it possible that while on the HRT my natural periods would have stopped anyway and now I'm counting down to see if I can get to 12 months of no periods and be in menopause?